{{Short description|Gang based in Limerick City, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox criminal organization | name = Keane-Collopy Gang | founded = 1990s | founded_by = Christy Keane | founding_location = Limerick, Ireland | years_active = 1990s-present | territory = Mid-West Region, Ireland | criminal_activities = drug trafficking | allies = Hutch Organised Crime Gang | rivals = McCarthy-Dundon Gang, Ryan Gang }} The '''Keane-Collopy gang''' is a criminal organisation based in Limerick City, Ireland. Its members are major suppliers of drugs in the Mid-West region and have been heavily involved in the Limerick feud since 2000, when an attempt was made on the life of gang leader Christy Keane, by Eddie Ryan. The feud, which mainly involves the Keane-Collopys, the Ryans and the McCarthy-Dundon gang, has resulted in hundreds of violent incidents including stabbings, shootings and bomb attacks and the deaths of up to twenty people.<ref>{{cite web |last=Woulfe |first=Jimmy |date=11 November 2010 |title=Limerick gang war marks its 10th year |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/limerick-gang-war-marks-its-10th-year-136082.html |access-date=25 June 2024 |publisher=Irish Examiner}}</ref>
Keane-Collopy members are estimated to own more than 30 properties in the Limerick suburb of St. Mary's Park, where the gang is based. They have strong links to gangs in Dublin and Cork.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2002/1129/ireland/cab-seizes-home-of-heavy-hitter-164394650.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228011718/http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2002/1129/ireland/cab-seizes-home-of-heavy-hitter-164394650.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 December 2013 |title=CAB seizes home of 'heavy hitter' |publisher=Irish Examiner |date=29 November 2003 |last=Lehane |first=Michael}}</ref><ref>Crime Wars, Paul Williams. Merlin Publishing (2008) {{ISBN|1903582830}}</ref>
The gang has been consistently targeted by the Criminal Assets Bureau, with several properties and vehicles bought with the proceeds of crime, seized by the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/community-gets-property-seized-from-crime-gang-associates-29060288.html |publisher=Irish Independent |date=11 February 2013 |title=Community gets property seized from crime gang associates}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1016/109319-limerick/ |publisher=RTÉ News |date=16 October 2008 |title=CAB to sell two Limerick gang cars}}</ref> The Keane-Collopys have been severely weakened in recent years, with many key figures dead or in jail serving long sentences for feud-related offences.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/gardai-fracture-limerick-gangs-as-60-jailed-207738.html |publisher=Irish Examiner |date=15 September 2012 |title=Gardai 'fracture' Limerick gangs as 60 jailed}}</ref>
==Rivals== Currently, the Limerick feud shows that Keane-Collopy's enemy(es) are:
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==Further reading== *Duggan, Barry. "Mean Streets:Limerick's Gangland. O'Brien Press, 2009. {{ISBN|1847171443}} *Galvin, Anthony. "Family Feud:Gangland Limerick Exposed. Hodder Headline Ireland, 2003. {{ISBN|0340831537}}
Category:Irish drug traffickers Category:Organised crime groups in Ireland
Category:Irish Mafia
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